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rockfill

rockfill noun: a dam's embankment of compacted free-draining granular earth, often containing rocks, with an impervious zone.

Noun

rockfill (countable and uncountable, plural rockfills)

  1. A dam's embankment of compacted free-draining granular earth, often containing rocks, with an impervious zone.

Forms of rockfill

pluralrockfills
alternative formrock-fill

Origin of rockfill

From rock + fill.

Questions about rockfill

What does rockfill mean?
Rockfill means a dam's embankment of compacted free-draining granular earth, often containing rocks, with an impervious zone.
What part of speech is rockfill?
Rockfill is a noun.
What is the plural of rockfill?
The plural of rockfill is rockfills.

Words near rockfill in the dictionary

  1. rockfaces
  2. rockfall
  3. rockfalls
  4. rockfest
  5. rockfests
  6. rockfill
  7. rockfills
  8. rockfinch
  9. rockfinches
  10. rockfish
  11. rockfishes

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